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Romesh Weerawardane (born 22 October 1979) is a Sri Lankan chess player. Weerawardane was the first Sri Lankan to be an International Master.[1] Weerawardane competed in two Chess Olympiads in 2010 and 2016, scoring 2/6 and 2.5/10 respectively.[2][3] He serves as a FIDE Instructor.
| Romesh Weerawardane | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Born | 22 October 1979 |
| Title | International Master (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2203 (July 2004) |
Romesh Weerawardane has also represented the national team in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in 2013 and 2017.[4] He won the Kalutara International Chess Festival tournament in 2014[1] and the Sri Lanka Grand Prix in 2016.[5] He was the runner-up to Dulan Edirisinghe in the 2015 Sri Lankan Chess Championship[6] and to Rajeendra Kalugampitiya the following year.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Kaluthara International Chess Festival". FIDE. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Login required". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Login required". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Ashgabat 2017 | The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "IM Romesh Weerawardhna wins Sri Lanka Grand Prix 2016 and T D R Peiris wins National Senior Chess Championship 2016". Sri Lanka Chess Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Gentleman of Chess takes national crown". The Nation. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Kalugampitiya new National Chess Champion". The Island. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
External links edit
- Romesh Weerawardane rating card at FIDE
- Romesh Weerawardane at chess-db.com
- Romesh Weerawardane player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Romesh Weerawardane at Chessrating.info
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